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Deed of Peter Moss to Reubin Smiley (6 July 1836)
Transcribed by Mark Etheridge, P.O. Box 164, Myersville, MD 21773-0164, 1998.

Know all men by these presents that I Peter Moss and Adaline my wife of the County of Lincoln in the State of Missouri for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred and ten dollars lawful money of the United States to us in hand paid at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof well and truly paid by Reubin Smiley of the County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and therefore and in every part and parcel thereof do acquit and forever discharge the said Reubin Smiley his heirs and assigns forever Have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain sell and convey unto him the said Reubin Smiley his heirs and assigns forever all that tract parcel or parcels of land situated in the County of Lincoln and State aforesaid (to wit) the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section Eighteen in Township fifty one of one East in the district of Lands subject to sale at Palmyra Missouri and including the tract whereon the said Moss now lives and conveyed to him by the United States by patent bearing date the tenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one and now conveyed by the said Moss to Reubin Smiley containing seventy acres and fifty two hundredths of an acre to have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises together with all and singular the privileges and appertainances of and to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining unto him the said Reubin Smiley his heirs and assigns and to his and their proper and only use benefit and behoof forever free and clear of all encumbrances. In testimony whenceof I the said Peter Mofs and Adaline my wife have have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
P.S. The word “acknowledged” was inserted between the eights and ninth line from the top before signing.

(signed) Peter Mofs
Signed) Adaline Mofs (her mark “x”)


State of Missouri
County of Lincoln

Be it remembered that on this twenty seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six before me a justice of the peace within and for the county aforesaid personally came Peter Mofs and Adeline Mofs his wife both personally known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument writing as having executed the same and severally acknowledged the same to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned she the said Adeline being by me first made acquainted with the contents thereof and examined separate and apart from her husband whether she executed the said deed and relinquishes her Dower to the land & tennements therein mentioned voluntarily freely and without compulsion or undue influence of her said husband acknowledged and declared that she executed the said deed and relinquishes her dower in the said lands & tenements therein mentioned voluntarily freely and without compulsion or undue influence of her said husband.
Taken and verified the day and year aforesaid.

James Willson justice of the peace


State of Missouri
County of Lincoln

I francis Parker Recording within and for the County and State aforesaid certify that I have duly Recorded the foregoing deed in Book D page 182 and following Given under my hand and seal of Office August 30th A.D. 1836.


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